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An underworld don serving life sentence in the Almora district jail was offered 'diksha' by seers in the prison premises recently to initiate him into monkhood, claimed a man who mediated between the don and the seers. Don Prakash Pandey, also called PP, has a number of criminal cases pending against him including those of extortion, robbery and murder. Two seers accompanied by the man who mediated between the gangster and the seer community reportedly went inside the jail premises on September 5 to perform the 'diksha' ceremony during which Pandey was offered a rudraksha garland and a sacred beads necklace (kanthi) to wear. Vedic mantras were also chanted in his ears. The don was renamed as Prakashanand Giri by the seers who introduced themselves as being associated with the Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara, which is headquartered in Haridwar and has its ashrams in the Kumaon region. After coming out of the jail complex, the seers and mediator Krishna Kandpal held a press...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah unequivocally said on Friday that India is not in favour of talks with Pakistan until terrorism ceases, emphasising that "talks and bombs cannot go together". Amit Shah made these remarks while releasing here the BJP's manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir. He dismissed any possibility of dialogue with Pakistan amidst the ongoing terrorist activities. Asserting that Article 370 is a thing of the past, Amit Shah stated that no one can bring it back. "Talks and bombs cannot go together. We are not in favour of talks with Pakistan unless and until terrorism ends. But we will definitely talk to the youth of Kashmir," Amit Shah told reporters shortly after releasing the BJP manifesto ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. Responding to a question about the National Conference (NC) and People's Democratic Party's (PDP) demand for talks with Pakistan and the restoration of cross-LoC trade, Amit Shah said, "Unless ter...

Is there any restraint order on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal performing his duties from jail? the Supreme Court asked the Delhi government on Friday after it was informed that files pertaining to the remission of sentences of eligible convicts were getting delayed for want of his signature. Remission is the cancellation or reduction of a part of the sentence of a prisoner. Under section 432 of the CrPC, state governments may remit the whole or part of the punishment to which a convict has been sentenced based on factors such as the prisoner's conduct, rehabilitation, health and time served in prison. The observation by a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih came while hearing a plea filed by a convict alleging delay in remission of his sentence. "Is there any restraint order on chief minister performing his duties from jail? We want to examine this because this will affect hundreds of cases. "So many files would be there as various orders a...

India and Singapore on Thursday elevated their ties to a "comprehensive strategic partnership" and inked four MoUs, including one on cooperation in the semiconductor industry, as the prosperous city-state's companies pledged to invest about USD 60 billion in the next few years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here from Brunei on a two-day visit, touted Singapore as a model for developing nations and said India wanted to create "several Singapores" of its own during his talks with Premier Lawrence Wong. "Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @LawrenceWongST held productive talks today. They deliberated on ways to further deepen India-Singapore partnership across key sectors including technology, healthcare, trade, skilling, and more," the prime minister's office said in a post on X. Later, PM Modi held a roundtable with top business leaders and CEOs in Singapore, where he talked about ways to deepen economic linkages. Highlighting the refor...

बॉलीवुड की फिल्म 'धूम 2' में ऋतिक रोशन के किरदार से प्रेरित होकर भोपाल में एक शख्स ने कथित तौर पर एक म्यूजियम से 15 करोड़ रुपये का सोना चुराने की कोशिश की. लेकिन इसी दौरान कुछ ऐसा अजीबोगरीब मोड़ आया कि बाद में चोरी का आरोपी भोपाल के स्टेट म्यूजियम के अंदर बेहोशी की हालत में पड़ा हुआ पाया गया. उसके पास प्राचीन सोने के सिक्के और आभूषण जैसी बेशकीमती कलाकृतियां पड़ी थीं.  आरोपी विनोद यादव के बारे में माना जा रहा है कि वह एक पेशेवर चोर है. वह रविवार की शाम को टिकट लेकर म्यूजियम में घुसा था. वह म्यूजियम बंद होने तक अंदर छिपने में कामयाब रहा. नियमानुसार सोमवार को म्यूजियम बंद रहा. पुलिस का मानना ​​है कि इस दौरान विनोद यादव ने गैलरी के दो कमरों में घुसकर कलाकृतियां चुरा लीं. मंगलवार को जब म्यूजियम सुबह 10.30 बजे फिर से खुला, तो कर्मचारियों ने देखा कि कांच टूटे हुए हैं और कई कीमती सामान गायब हैं.  दालान में बेहोश पड़ा मिला आरोपी विनोद यादव सुरक्षाकर्मियों ने तुरंत परिसर की तलाशी शुरू कर दी. तलाशी के दौरान उन्हें विनोद यादव दालान में बेहोश पड़ा मिला. उसके पास चोरी की कलाकृतियों से...

In a decision that may generate controversy, the Rajasthan government has decided that the colour of bicycles to be given to girl students in Class IX in the government schools will be saffron. The saffron colour is associated with the right-wing BJP which is governing Rajasthan. Black coloured bicycles were provided to the girl students during the previous Congress government. However, with the BJP coming into power in December last year, tenders have now been issued for orange-coloured bicycles. Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar on Tuesday said the colour of bicycles to be given to the girl students of the government schools will be saffron. The initiative aims to support girls in government schools by facilitating their access to education through the provision of free bicycles, he said. The saffron colour represents energy, bravery and positivity, he said, and also noted that this was the colour used for bicycles during the previous BJP government but the former Congre...

The NHRC has issued notice to the Andhra Pradesh government and the state's police chief over reports alleging that a hidden camera was found in a washroom of a girls' hostel of an engineering college in Krishna district. The response from the authorities is expected within two weeks, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said. In a statement on Monday, the rights panel said it has sent notice to the Karnataka government and the state's police chief over reports that recently a hidden camera was allegedly "discovered in the washroom of a popular eatery in Bengaluru". The rights panel said it has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that "over 300 photos and videos were allegedly taken from the washroom of a girls' hostel of an engineering college in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, with the help of a hidden camera". The incident unfolded when a group of students discovered the camera and raised an alarm triggering protest. Reported...